Pierre Buekens MD, PhD, MPH

Dr.Buekens is currently Professor and Dean at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He has received MD, PhD, MPH degrees from Free University of Brussels, Belgium. His research interest are Perinatal epidemiology, randomized controlled trials.

His publications are as follows:
Howard E, Xiong X, Carlier Y, Sosa-Estani S, Buekens P. Frequency of the congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG. 2013 Aug 7.
Buekens P, Canfield C, Padilla N, Lara Lona E, Lozano R. Low birthweight in Mexico: a systematic review. Matern Child Health J. 2013 Jan;17(1):129-35. doi: 10.1007/s10995-012-0956-4. Review.
Buekens P, Keirse MJ. In the literature: home birth: safe enough, but not for the first baby. Birth. 2012 Jun;39(2):165-7.
Xiong X, Elkind-Hirsch KE, Xie Y, Delarosa R, Maney P, Pridjian G, Buekens P. Periodontal disease as a potential risk factor for the development of diabetes in women with a prior history of gestational diabetes mellitus. J Public Health Dent. 2012 Dec 10. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12004.
Buekens P. From hygiene and tropical medicine to global health. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Oct 1;176 Suppl 7:S1-3. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws253.
Minsart AF, Spiegelaere MD, Englert Y, Buekens P. Classification of cesarean sections among immigrants in Belgium. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2012 Sep 20. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12003.